1&1 hosts more than 2.2 million active sites and 4 million hostnames, with active subsidiaries in the U.K. and America. The German hosting giant gained more sites than any other hosting company in 2004, adding 397K active sites for 21.9 percent growth, according to our Hosting Provider Switching Analysis.

Competitors are starting to specifically target 1&1 customers with innovative marketing campaigns. British hosting firm POBox Hosting used concerns about Google rankings to try and lure 1&1 customers, claiming that UK-only searches at google.co.uk no longer included British customers of 1&1, which are hosted on IP addresses at 1&1’s Schlund unit in Germany. However, a UK-only search of google.co.uk for “1and1” turns up the 1&1.co.uk home page, which is housed at Schlund.